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- pronunciation:
- shor
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 n
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shortens, shortening, shortened |
| definition 1: |
to make shorter.
- synonyms:
- abbreviate, curtail, cut, truncate
- antonyms:
- elongate, expand, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract
- similar words:
- abridge, chip, condense, contract, crop, decrease, diminish, pare, reduce, shrink, trim
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| definition 2: |
to add butter or fat to (bread, pastry, or the like).
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| related words: |
brief, clip, commute, dock, dwindle, lower |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become shorter.
- antonyms:
- elongate, extend, lengthen
- similar words:
- contract, shrink
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| related words: |
condense |
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| derivations: |
shortened (adj.), shortener (n.) |
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